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Sympterichthys

Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Brachionichthyidae

Taxonomy
Sympterichthys was named by Gill (1878). It is extant.

It was assigned to Brachionichthyidae by Carnevale and Pietsch (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Sympterichthys Gill p. 222
2010Sympterichthys Carnevale and Pietsch p. 634

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderLophiiformes
familyBrachionichthyidaeGill 1878
genusSympterichthysGill 1878

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sympterichthys Gill 1878
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Sympterichthys politus Richardson 1844
Sympterichthys verrucosus Carnevale and Pietsch 2010
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Carnevale and T. W. Pietsch 2010A brachionichthyid genus unique and derived in having dorsal- and anal-fin rays deeply embedded within the skin; dorsal fin-base long, greater than 60% SL; hyomandibular foramen present; mesopterygoid and ectopterygoid absent; and posterior margin of opercle fimbriated. The genus is further distinguished from all other brachionichthyid genera in having the following combination of char- acter states: neural spine of second anterior-most vertebra expanded anteroposteriorly; neural spines of sixth to tenth abdominal vertebrae spatulate; haemal spines of anterior-most abdominal vertebrae anteroventrally directed, becoming progressively directed posteroventrally; hypural notch absent; supernumerary rays of dorsal and anal fins absent; dorsal-fin rays 13-17; anal-fin rays six to ten; pectoral-fin rays six to nine; pelvic fin one spine and four rays; ninth (ventral-most) caudal-fin ray relatively well developed; skin naked, without dermal spinules.